Revise. I traveled all over the state until I had seen everything or until I became tired.

333. Use the present tense for assertions that are universally true.

Wrong. Mars was the most nearly red of all the planets.

Right. Mars is the most nearly red of all the planets.

Revise. The earth was eight thousand miles in diameter.

334. Make the tense of a verb in a subordinate clause relative to that of the verb in the main clause.

Wrong. I also read new, popular novels that I would find in the public library.

Right. I also read new, popular novels that I found in the public library.

Revise. I probably would never have read such low, vulgar stuff if it were not for the war.

335. Use the present tense of the infinitive unless its action is earlier than that of the main verb.